Top Checkouts of 2022

2022 was chock-full of throwback picks from old favorites, a swath of romance and thrillers, and some pretty solid streaming queues for all ages. Here's a look at the top 10 books, movies, and songs by age group and format. 

ADULTS:

Laura Dave took the top spot for print with her slow-burn psychological thriller The Last Thing He Told Me, Lucy Foley's The Paris Apartment made the Top 10 across formats and Colleen Hoover snagged several spots with various titles in 2022. 

Adult Fiction:

1. The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave
2. The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Reid Jenkins
3. The Paris Apartment, Lucy Foley
4. The Judge's List, John Grisham
5. The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
6. Verity, Colleen Hoover
7. Apples Never Fall, Liane Moriarty
8. It Ends With Us, Colleen Hoover
9. The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles
10. Wish You Were Here, Jodi Picoult

Adult eBooks:

1. Book Lovers, Emily Henry
2. The Paris Apartment: A Novel, Lucy Foley
3. The Maid: A Novel, Nita Prose
4. Run, Rose, Run, James Patterson and Dolly Parton
5. The Hotel Nantucket, Elin Hilderbrand
6. Sparring Partners: Novellas, John Grisham
7. A Flicker in the Dark: a Novel, Stacy Willingham
8. Dream Town, David Baldacci
9. Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel, Bonnie Garmus
10. One Italian Summer: a Novel, Rebecca Serle

Adult eAudiobooks:

1. Girl Forgotten, Karin Slaughter
2. The Paris Apartment, Lucy Foley
3. Run Rose Run, James Patterson and Dolly Parton
4. The Hotel Nantucket, Elin Hilderbrand
5. Ugly Love, Colleen Hoover
6. Book Lovers, Emily Henry
7. Woman in the Library, Sulari Gentill
8. The Book Woman's Daughter, Kim Michele Richardson
9. Finding  Me, Viola Davis
10. Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus

TEEN:

Both new and classic series like The Summer I Turned Pretty, The American Royals and Hunger Games were popular again across teen formats in 2022. Other standouts included The Hate U Give and I Kissed Shara Wheeler: A Novel.

Teen Fiction:

1. One of Us is Lying, Karen McManus
2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins
3. Legendborn, Tracy Deonn
4. The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
5. The Maze Runner, James Dashner
6. We Were Liars, E. Lockhart
7. Two Can Keep a Secret, Karen McManus
8. Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas
9. Divergent, Veronica Roth
10. To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Jenny Han

Teen eBooks:

1. Rivals, Katharine McGee
2. Heartstopper, Volume 4, Alice Oseman
3. Heartstopper, Volume 3, Alice Oseman
4. I Must Betray You, Ruta Sepetys
5. Not Hungry, Kate Karyus Quinn
6. The Final Gambit, Jennifer Lynn Barnes
7. Family of Liars: The Prequel to We Were Liars, E. Lockhart
8. Gallant, V. E. Schwab
9. Anatomy: A Love Story, Dana Schwartz
10. I Kissed Shara Wheeler: A Novel, Casey McQuiston
 

Teen eAudiobooks:

1. The Summer I Turned Pretty, Jenny Han
2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins
3. Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas
4. It's Not Summer Without You, Jenny Han
5. I Must Betray You, Ruta Sepetys
6. Rivals, Katharine McGee
7. Gallant, V.E. Schwab
8. I Kissed Shara Wheeler, Casey McQuiston
9. Crown of Midnight, Sarah J. Maas
10. Anatomy: A Love Story, Dana Schwartz

CHILDREN:

Long story, short. It was once again a good year to be Mo Willems, a groovy cat, a babysitter or everyone's favorite teen wizard. 

Children's Fiction:

1. I Love My New Toy!, Mo Willems
2. Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete,  Eric Litwin and James Dean
3. The Thank You Book, Mo Willems
4. A Big Guy Took My Ball!, Mo Willems
5. I Will Surprise My Friend, Mo Willems
6. I Will Take a Nap, Mo Willems
7. Pet the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar, Eric Litwin and James Dean
8. My New Friend is So Fun, Mo Willems
9. Pet the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Eric Litwin and James Dean
10. Pinkalicious Dragon to the Rescue, Victoria Kann

Children's eBooks:

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling
2. Disney Classic Stories: Encanto, Disney
3. Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye: A Graphic Novel, Gabriela Epstein
4. Brightest Night, Tui T. Sutherland
5. The Couch Potato, Jory John
6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling
7. On Purpose, Dav Pilkey
8. The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, The Bad and the Spooky, Jory John
9. The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape, Jory John
10. Big Shot, Jeff Kinney  

Children's Audiobooks:

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
8. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis
9. The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
10. The Green Ember, S.D. Smith

MUSIC & MOVIES/TV:

From throwbacks to broadway soundtracks, animated films and superhero favorites, library customers got their fill of music and movies this year. 

Digital Music:

1. Encanto, Lin-Manuel Miranda
2. Hamilton, Various Artists
3. KIDZ BOP 2022, KIDZ BOP Kids
4. Midnights [3am Edition], Taylor Swift
5. Sing 2, Various Artists
6. The Greatest Showman, Various Artists
7. 80s Mixtape, Various Artists
8. KIDZ BOP Party Playlist!, KIDZ BOP Kids
9. Children's Lullabies, Little Lullabies
10. Descendants, Various Artists
 

Films:

1. No Time to Die
2. Encanto
3. Spider-man, No Way Home
4. The Matrix, Resurrections 
5. Venom, Let There Be Carnage
6. Sing 2 
7. Dune
8. Ghostbusters, Afterlife
9. Stillwater
10. Spider-man, Far From Home
 

Streaming Movies & TV:

1. Discovery of Witches, Season 1 (hoopla)
2. Dagliesh, Season 1 (hoopla)
3. My Life is a Murder, Season 1 (hoopla) 
4. My Life is a Murder, Season 2 (hoopla)
5. Sandhamn Murders Collection, Season 1 (hoopla)
6. Serie Noire (kanopy)
7. Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries, Season 2 (hoopla)
8. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog (hoopla)
9. Queens of Mystery, Season 1 (hoopla)
10. Harry Wild, Season 1 (hoopla)

LIBRARY OF THINGS:

And last but not least, here's a quick look at the top ten things your friends and neighbors were checking out from our Library of Things collection in 2022. 

1. Seeds
2. Photography and Camera Kits
3. Sewing Machines
4. Cricut/Silhouette Maker Machines
5. Vlogging Kits
6. Projection Kits
7. Media Arts Laptops
8. Tillers
9. Pressure Washers
10. 3D Print Requests

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Looking for something new to read, watch or listen to in the new year? Stop by any location to browse our Fresh Picks collections, try our staff-curated lists or personalized recommendations service or broaden your bookshelf with our #BroaderBookshelf Challenge and your talents with our Library of Things.